Dante Rosario

Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler has thrown for 23,797 yards since the team traded for him in 2009. That's about enough distance to travel from Soldier Field to Evanston, Westchester, Oak Lawn or even Whiting. This local roadtrip would be the result of 2,041 completed passes out of 3,313 attempts in 104 games two dozen games shy of what he would have played were he not injured). He's thrown more touchdowns than...

As the NFL draft nears, we're taking an 11-day, position-by-position look at what's out there and what the Bears need.
Bears' status
Martellus Bennett made the Pro Bowl as an alternate in January. The recognition was well-deserved. His career-high 90...

Tight end Zach Miller says he didn’t seek clarification about Martellus Bennett’s status before re-signing Monday with the Chicago Bears. But with Bennett widely expected to play elsewhere next season, Miller could end up the team’s No. 1 tight end.
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As quarterback Jay Cutler finishes one of the best statistical seasons of his career, Bears coaches have come to appreciate how he has improved his decision-making and ball security from a year ago under the previous staff.
But questions linger about...

Outside linebacker Willie Young made the Chicago Bears' roster Saturday, as the club cut down to 53 players without any surprise moves. Quarterback David Fales also made the team.
Keep in mind, the roster is likely to change, as general manager Ryan Pace...

Inside linebackers Jonathan Anderson and John Timu, a pair of undrafted rookies, made plays in the Bears’ exhibition finale Thursday, and that probably made it easier for the team to release veteran linebacker Mason Foster.
Foster was informed Friday...

Ten thoughts after the Chicago Bears wrapped up their first preseason with coach John Fox by recording their first shutout in exhibition action since 1994, blanking the Cleveland Browns 24-0 at Soldier Field.
1. The Bears did not wait for this weekend...

The Chicago Bears continue to work over their roster at tight end behind starter Martellus Bennett as they announced a trade for Khari Lee of the Houston Texans on Wednesday.
The Bears waived tight end Blake Annen to make room for Lee. The Texans...

Smiles and laughter brightened the Bears locker room Saturday night after their 23-11 exhibition victory over the Colts in Indianapolis. It was a gratifying finish to a four-day road trip that challenged players in the new schemes. In the end, both...

Position battle: Outside linebacker
During the Bears' extremely tense practice Sunday, Lamarr Houston drew the ire of tight end Dante Rosario when he contacted quarterback Jimmy Clausen for the second time in a 15-minute span. Hitting the quarterback...

BOURBONNAIS — Toward the latter stages of the Bears' final training-camp practice Sunday at Olivet Nazarene University, offensive coordinator Adam Gase chose to intrigue the crowd by thumbing to the "Trickery" tab in his playbook.
In a dizzying...

Here are five observations from Tuesday’s practice, the Bears’ last one in pads before Thursday’s exhibition opener against the Dolphins.
1. Jay Cutler has gone through 11 training camp practices without throwing an interception in team drills, and it...

Position battle: Safety
Brock Vereen was a little sleepy when receiver Alshon Jeffery got behind the secondary by about 30 yards on a creative offensive play during team drills. Vereen, the safety to that side, came up toward the line of scrimmage as...

Position battle: Kick returner
Marquess Wilson was among the half-dozen players who fielded kickoffs out of a machine during special teams drills Friday. It's not a role the third-year wide receiver experimented with during his first two seasons, even...

Chapter 1
Introduction
Everything seemed to be flowing that night. The conversation. The chemistry. The red wine.
In the middle of an unforeseen January whirlwind, John Fox found himself at a familiar haunt — Fleming's in Englewood, Colo. — face to...

Waves of sports cars, SUVs and maybe even a conversion van will roll into Bourbonnais on July 29 as the Bears report for coach John Fox's first training camp.
Optimism overflowed the last time the Bears convened at Olivet Nazarene University. Many...

Ryan Pace began last week searching for a director of college scouting and ended it also in need of someone to oversee the pro scouting department of the Chicago Bears.
The first-year general manager has multiple hires to make in the front...

Wheeling and dealing: General managers love to do it and the Chicago Bears have been involved in 27 trades involving draft picks over the last 10 years.The most notable deal was the blockbuster 2009 trade for quarterback Jay Cutler. Back in 2005, the...

With a week left before the NFL draft, the Chicago Bears added a little more depth at tight end and to their special teams Thursday, finalizing a one-year deal with veteran Bear Pascoe.
Pascoe, a sixth-round pick by the San Francisco 49ers in 2009, spent...

PHOENIX -- The Chicago Bears have signed five new players in free agency and there is plenty of work to do in an area where coach John Fox believes the team can be productive.
The secondary phase of free agency might not offer much in the way of splash...